About
An American novelist, she is particularly known for Gentlemen's Agreement, a work that explores the issue of antisemitism in the United States. Her other works, published during the 1960s and 1970s, include First Paper and Consenting Adult.
Before Fame
She studied at Cornell University and later worked as a staff writer for Life, Fortune, and Time magazines.
Trivia
Her most famous novel, Gentleman's Agreement, reached #1 on The New York Times Best-Sellers List and sold over 1.6 million copies.
Family Life
She married Francis Thayer Hobson in 1930. Following her 1935 divorce, she adopted a son and gave birth to a second son out of wedlock.
Associated With
She and Diane Ackerman both studied at Cornell University.
